7K woo hoo - a musical journey and name that tune

[backintime]

I was worried about this one, not because I thought I couldn't do it, but just anxious I guess. Well I did it! on the treadmill but I did it! I will try and get my outside run on Sunday if the pollen count drops.

My breathing is still compromised, and didn't free up until about 3K in so I took it really slowly. It wasn't as bad as yesterday and I could feel the air gradually going deeper in so I knew I could get through the run (running has helped with my asthma in general).

The toxic ten was a toxic 2K today

Around 3k in Justin Timberlake came on telling me "Running fast in my mind, Girl don't you slow it down" (name that song anyone?) and I thought nope, not slowing down.

I was starting to feel better when Prince said "Let me show you baby I'm a talented boy" (name that song?), which brought back some memories that are probably best not shared on a family forum, but that thought got me through another 1K lol.

Got to 5K and thought hang going for the 5K let's get the 7K out of the way, you never know what the pollen count is going to be on Friday or Sunday so carried on to Ike and Tina telling me "And we're rolling, rolling, rolling on the river" (name that song?) which is one of my favourites so that cheered me up.

Then came Kool and the Gang "If you hear any noise, it ain't the boys....." (it's ???), and I rolled around to 6K. I upped the pace slightly for the next song when Martha Reeve and the Vandellas told me it was like a heatwave (really?, hadn't noticed?) and then Gnarls Barkley came on "I remember when, I remember when I lost my mind, there was something so special about that day" (last one, name that song??) and I upped the pace once more and wondered getting up at 5am and running meant I had lost my mind, but that there was something really special about the day I started C25K.

Running on the treadmill means that I can't take in my surroundings and be in awe of nature, but I am learning to occupy my mind and use my music to trip over a memory or a thought and get carried along wherever my mind wants me to go. It is quite liberating in some ways, to daydream and see where my mind wants to go, sort of like the opposite of meditation, and not have to snap out of it and get on with something else.

I also discovered that my treadmill clock does go over an hour

[Stephen_UK Graduate10]

Fantastic post!

So pleased you did this and that it went so well.

The music sounds like an absolute treat. You cannot go wrong with selections like that. And of course now we all want to hear your Prince story...

[backintime Graduate10 in reply to Stephen_UK]

haha, family forum

thanks for the kind words, it helps

[Stephen_UK Graduate10 in reply to backintime]

Seriously, though, that is some major achievement.

[Jogunlikely]

Fabulous run, and fun post. Your Prince reminiscing made me lol. Glad I wasn't drinking my coffee!

Have to say I admire that fact you are stickingwith it on the treadmill. I know outside is an issue with your asthma but hats off. Many a mortal would have thrown in the towel by now. Go you 👊 x

[backintime Graduate10 in reply to Jogunlikely]

thank you! I was speaking to a colleague and it seems that the heatwave has also vastly increased pollution, which may explain why I was so bad yesterday, when I have been managing to run all Spring

I envy your outside running, but at the same time, the treadmill has become my friend lol

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate10]

Senorita?? Huge well done you...hope you manage to get outside again really soon..Pollen was worse at the coast last weekend..better back here weirdly!

[backintime Graduate10]

yes, first one was Senorita

I don't have to travel to work today, so I don't have to go through the city, I have mainly "just" pollen, the pollution isn't too bad in my village, but the pollen is terrible at the moment

[roseabi]

Awesome - I love this post!!! And well done xxx

p.s. that Gnarls Barkley one is Crazy - and now I'll go crazy as it's stuck in my head 😬😊

[backintime Graduate10 in reply to roseabi]

Yes, Gnarls Barkley was Crazy He does a slow version and a faster version - both are wonderful

[RunRunRun13 Graduate10]

Great post !

LOVE ❤️ Prince.....so Gett off ?

What a great way to start the day with 7K and great tunes 🎧

[backintime Graduate10 in reply to RunRunRun13]

Yes, Prince was Gett off - I think that's my favourite Prince tune of all time

[Stephen_UK Graduate10 in reply to RunRunRun13]

Another Prince fan here. This is turning into the Prince fan club!

[backintime Graduate10 in reply to Stephen_UK]

There are worse things to be. Did you make your PPP (Prince Playlist for Parkrun)?

[Stephen_UK Graduate10 in reply to backintime]

Yes, but couldn’t wait and ended up using yesterday’s run instead. Get Off was on there. How funky is that track?!

[backintime Graduate10 in reply to Stephen_UK]

wish there was a way of sharing playlists - you could do all the effort and I could listen

I found a different version of Gett off the other day with a rap bit in that I hadn't heard before. I have both versions on my playlist and that new (to me) one was the one that came on today

[Stephen_UK Graduate10 in reply to backintime]

I will try to find the longer version. My favourite for running is the long version of Alphabet Street (from the Lovesexy album). This is guaranteed to improve any run.

[backintime Graduate10 in reply to Stephen_UK]

I have the EP version upstairs (vinyl) *sigh*

[Stephen_UK Graduate10 in reply to backintime]

youtu.be/WCh17mA09k0(Not working as expected?)

[backintime Graduate10 in reply to Stephen_UK]

earphones in :3

[RunRunRun13 Graduate10 in reply to Stephen_UK]

My favourite artist of all time...have you done your Prince playlist on Spotify ? I love “Cream” and “Gold” too 🎶

[Stephen_UK Graduate10 in reply to RunRunRun13]

No, it's just mp3s on my phone. It went like this:

Eye No

Kiss

Alphabet Street

Gett Off

Raspberry Beret

Sexy MF

It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night

It ran a little short so I need to make a longer one. Plenty of tracks to choose from, though...

[backintime Graduate10 in reply to Stephen_UK]

Cream is great!!

Little Red Corvette too

or just alternate Gett off and Alphabet Street over and over and over

[Buddy34 Graduate10]

😂😂😂seems like a lot of nostalgia tracks for you and first song was Seniorita. Well done 😊

[backintime Graduate10 in reply to Buddy34]

Yes, today was a great choice by the playlist Shuffle Gods

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate10]

Kudos to you! Well done on your 7k run...sounds like you have found your rythmn!😊 Great job! xxx

[backintime Graduate10 in reply to Bluebirdrunner]

thanks I was so happy to do 7K, I had the heebie jeebies about that one for some reason

[Debston Graduate10]

FANTASTIC! Well done you and your musical accompaniment (Get Off by Prince is incredibly rude as I recall... 😂) Hope you're feeling brilliant now, you're Super Woman!

[backintime Graduate10 in reply to Debston]

thank you!haha, yes, but I think 90% of Prince songs are rude, but they are fun and great music

[Debston Graduate10 in reply to backintime]

😂 I wasn't complaining! Love his music, the filthy man.

[backintime Graduate10 in reply to Debston]

lmao me too

[Julia187 Graduate10]

Yay bet you feel fantastic, 7k who'd have thought eh?!! Well done you

[backintime Graduate10 in reply to Julia187]

I do feel good, I do worry about my speed sometimes but today I got all happy that I had run for over an hour, so it all balances out lol

[Julia187 Graduate10 in reply to backintime]

You can work on speed later if you wish. I'm running considerably slower at the moment just to ensure I have enough in the tank to get through the runs, I'll worry about speed when I can run for 10k!!

[backintime Graduate10 in reply to Julia187]

that's my thinking too, well, I do worry, but I want enough left in the tank at the end to be able to run for my train to work

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10]

Oooo BIT, love your playlist! ❤️ 🎶 ❤️. However, I’m not even sure those epic tunes would have helped me run 7k on a treadmill. Huge kudos to you for sticking it out. I’d have lost the will to live, I know it! 😅

You’re doing amazingly well. 10k has your name written all over it! 👏👏👏👏

[backintime Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Thank you

I've gotten used to it - I even quite like it sometimes lol

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to backintime]

I am in awe. Seriously! 😅

[Snailspeed Graduate10]

Ooh I love a music quiz!

I had Crosby Still Nash & Young on last week and in one of the songs it said “ I’m not giving an inch to fear” and I thought “exactly!” It spurred me to carry on.

This week’s long run was a podcast on serial killers, perhaps not the beast choice on my own in the woods 😂

[backintime Graduate10 in reply to Snailspeed]

hahahaha, get some pepper spray just in case